Preposition

Put in the correct preposition:  on, at, in or  -

1. The course begins ........ May 7 and ends ........ December 12.
2. We traveled overnight to Paris and arrived ..... 5 o'clock ....... the morning.
3. Are you doing anything special ........ this weekends?
4. I might not be at home .... the evening. Can you ring me .... dawn instead?
5. I want to lose 5 kilogram .......... one month.
6. Could you get me this pants ....... a larger size?
7. She seems to be interested ......... Politics.
8. I will come to pick you up ......... tomorrow.
9. The English class will be held ...... Mondays.
10. It can be dangerous when the children play football ...... the street.

If you can answer less than eight numbers, you'd better have a look at the explanation about the preposition below.

A preposition 

is a word that links a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to some other part of the sentence.

According to the Oxford dictionary; the definition of "preposition" is
A word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in ‘the man on the platform’, ‘she arrived after dinner’, ‘what did you do it for?’.

Prepositions can be tricky for English learners. There is no definite rule or formula for choosing a preposition. In the beginning stage of learning the language, you should try to identify a preposition when reading or listening in English and recognize its usage.

A preposition is used to show direction, location, or time, or to introduce an object.

Here are a few common prepositions and examples.

On

Used to express a surface of something:
We nailed the fan on the ceiling.
I put the bread on the dining table.
The paper is on my writing desk.

Used to specify days and dates:
The garbage truck comes on everyday.
I was born on the 12th day of December in 1988.

Used to indicate a device or machine, such as a phone or computer:
He is on the phone right now.
She has been on the computer since this morning.
My favorite movie will be on TV tonight.

Used to indicate a part of the body:
The stick hit me on my shoulder.
She kissed me on my cheek.
I wear a ring on my little finger.

Used to indicate the state of something:
Everything in this store is on sale.
The building is on fire.

At

Used to point out specific time:
I will meet you at 4 this afternoon
The bus will stop here at 6 in the morning

Used to indicate a place:
There is a party at the new hotel.
There were hundreds of people at the square.
We saw a football game at the Maulana yusuf stadium.

Used to indicate an email address:
Please email me at ladunaindo.com.

Used to indicate an activity:
They laughed at my jocking.
I am good at speaking .

In

Used for unspecific times during a day, month, season, year:
She always reads newspapers in the morning.
In the summer, we have a rainy season for three weeks.
The new semester will start in March.

Used to indicate a location or place:
She looked me directly in the eyes.
I am currently staying in a hotel.
My hometown is Los Angeles, which is in California.

Used to indicate a shape, color, or size:
This painting is mostly in blue.
The students stood in a circle.
This jacket comes in four different sizes.

Used to express while doing something:
In preparing for the final report, we revised the marks three times.
A catch phrase needs to be impressive in marketing a product.

Used to indicate a belief, opinion, interest, or feeling:
They believe in the next life.
We are not interested in gambling.

 Others
in/at/on the corner  =  In the corner of the room

on/at the corner of the street

in/at/on the front

in/at/on the back (of a car)

at the font/ at the back/ at the top/ at the bottom/ at the side(s) of building/group of people

on the front/ on the back of a letter/ a piece of paper


Try to identify all prepositions in the following sentences.

After flying for many hours, we finally got off the airplane. We walked out the exit and went to the baggage claim area. There were hundreds of different bags on the conveyor belt. I almost picked up the wrong one because it looked like mine.